Why has charred residence remained on Maple Avenue?
QUESTION: Why hasn’t anyone demolished a vacant, fire-damaged home that has been a blotch on the 3300 block of Maple Avenue for the past...
Why does city of Burlington patronize privately-owned stump dump?
QUESTION: Why does the city of Burlington use the privately-owned Phillippie Landfill to dispose of tree limbs and other debris that are also accepted...
Newest (third) Sesquicentennial Park relocation design gets 3-2 council approval
Graham’s city council voted 3-2 Tuesday to adopt the latest plan for relocating the Sesquicentennial Park from its current location on the northwest corner...
Graham city council vetoes mayor’s trip, 3-2, (again)
By another split vote, Graham’s city council this week vetoed allowing the city’s new mayor, Chelsea Dickey, to take a trip to a conference...
Rail chief trains his sights on improving passenger service through Burlington
The head of the state’s rail services made a quick stop in Burlington this week to inform the city’s leaders about some of the...
150-year-old Children’s Chapel UCC gets historic designation in Graham
Children’s Chapel United Church of Christ will be designated as an historic landmark, based on a unanimous vote Tuesday night by Graham’s city council.
Since...
Proposed annexations of city-owned properties leave neighbors scratching their heads
More than two dozen area residents converged on Burlington’s city hall this week as the city’s elected leaders held a series of public hearings...
Furniture manufacturer that planned expansion last year now to close Whitsett facility, lay off...
A furniture manufacturer that just a year ago had announced plans to expand its North Carolina location and relocate its company headquarters from Canada...
Overhaul of Burlington’s ‘rain tax’ gets hung up on concerns about its impact on...
The lamentations and prayers of some local churches have managed to waylay a nearly seven-year effort to recalibrate a fee that the city of...
Graham city council may revisit $1,500 expenditure for mayor’s proposed trip
Graham’s city council may end up returning to the question of whether the city’s new mayor, Chelsea Dickey, can take a trip to a...
